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Organic Grilled Black Bean Burger with Tomato and Lettuce

Plant-based meats whet U.S. summer grilling appetites

Aug. 4, 2017 at 8:58 am CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Burgers made from plants instead of animals are capturing more space on U.S. barbecue grills this summer, fueling sales in the niche products that could reach $5 billion globally by 2020. Plant-based meat foods are now available that include beet juice for color and canola oil to simulate […]

Hot, dry American summer unlikely to dent USDA’s corn harvest view

Aug. 3, 2017 at 3:44 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Beef price bounce extends live cattle gains

Aug. 3, 2017 at 3:39 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to 1-month low as weather boosts prospects

Aug. 3, 2017 at 3:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. bee numbers growing

Aug. 3, 2017 at 3:27 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Argentine wheat seedings slowed by rain

Aug. 3, 2017 at 3:23 pm CDT

CNS Canada – Argentina’s hope for a near-record wheat crop have been dampened by excessive rain and below-average seedings. With planting nearly complete, the United States Department of Agriculture office in Buenos Aires has estimated the Argentine wheat crop at 12.8 million acres. That falls about one million acres below […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Dried Ear of Cereal crop in studio isolated against white background.

Asian taste for western diet boosts Australian wheat

Aug. 3, 2017 at 3:17 pm CDT

CNS Canada – Vietnam has quietly grown to become Australia’s second largest export destination for wheat. Driving the demand is the iconic banh mi, a Vietnamese baguette-style sandwich filled with pork or chicken and spices. Vietnam imports 1.5 million tonnes of Australian wheat, based on 2016 figures, compared to 380,000 […]

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb on cash price discount

Aug. 2, 2017 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed higher on Wednesday, driven by short-covering and futures’ discounts to early-week cash prices, traders said. Buy stops and fund buying enhanced market advances, they said. August ended 1.725 cent per pound higher at 114.525 cents per pound, and October 1.800 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

Greig: Dairy sector gets funds for technology, less import control than hoped

Aug. 2, 2017 at 3:21 pm CDT

The Canadian dairy sector got good and bad news yesterday. The federal government announced the long-awaited details of its promised investment program for the dairy sector after it gave up a portion of domestic cheese market in free trade negotiations with Europe. Dairy farms in Canada will be eligible for […]

By John Greig

Soybean, corn market futures await USDA data

Aug. 2, 2017 at 3:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada – Improving Midwestern weather forecasts weighed on soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended August 2, with all eyes now turning to upcoming USDA data. The USDA is set to release a number of key reports on August 10, including updated […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin